Who designed India gate of New Delhi?

Correct option is D

​The correct answer is (d) Edwin Lutyens

Explanation:

India Gate, located in New Delhi, was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, a British architect.

It was built as a war memorial to honor the 90,000 Indian soldiers who lost their lives fighting for the British Indian Army during World War I (1914–1918) and the Third Anglo-Afghan War (1919).

• The foundation stone was laid on 10th February 1921, and the structure was inaugurated on 12th February 1931.
• India Gate stands 42 meters high and resembles the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
• The names of 13,300 soldiers are inscribed on the monument.
• The Amar Jawan Jyoti, an eternal flame, was added in 1972 to honor Indian soldiers who died in the 1971 Indo-Pak War.

Information Booster:

Sir Edwin Lutyens and New Delhi's Architecture:

1. Lutyens was the chief architect of New Delhi, designing key buildings like Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House, and Rajpath.
2. He followed a blend of British and Indian architectural styles, now known as the Lutyens' Delhi style.

Herbert Baker designed Secretariat Buildings in Delhi.